List of Famous people born in May

Qiangba Puncog, also spelled Champa Phuntsok was the chairman of the government of Tibet Autonomous Region of China from 2003 until January 2010. He is of Tibetan ethnicity. He was most visible in public during the 2008 Tibetan unrest, receiving diplomats and journalists. Qiangba Puncog resigned as chairman on January 12, 2010, and subsequently began serving as chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

William Edward Lori is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore since 2012. He was previously the fourth Bishop of Bridgeport, and before that an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington.

Trevor Morris is a Canadian orchestral composer and music producer. His scores include the television shows The Tudors, The Pillars of the Earth, The Borgias, and Vikings; the film Olympus Has Fallen and its sequel London Has Fallen; and the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for his score for The Borgias and for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or A Special for his score for The Pillars of the Earth.

James Gaines, birth name James Larry M. Gaines Jr., is a character actor, singer, musician, writer, director and producer born on May 18, in Maui, Hawaii. He was sometimes also credited as Jaimes Gaines, Jim Gaines, and James Gainers.

Ian Dexter Stannard is a British former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020 for the Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner, ISD and Ineos Grenadiers teams. Stannard retired from the sport after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Marek Rutkiewicz is a Polish road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Mazowsze–Serce Polski. Rutkiewicz's strength lies in climbing and his victories have come in hilly races, including the mountains classification at the 2009 Tour de Pologne.

Qin Bangxian, better known as Bo Gu was a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks.